101.   The company had not been organized under its previous owner.

102.   The company also has begun renovating dozens of stores left dowdy by a string of previous owners.

103.   The current management was hamstrung by the previous owners.

104.   The debts to the city, he explained, were incurred before he acquired the building from the previous owner.

105.   The Colonnade, a Victorian Mansion Hotel, reopened last year after an extensive renovation, and the previous owners had purchased the bed at an auction.

106.   The foundation is strong, but the previous owner allowed some of the walls to crumble, creating a dangerous situation for those living there now.

107.   The government has said the previous owners can reclaim their houses, but residents are resisting, and for now there is no legal remedy for the dispossessed.

108.   The marketing team lso scuttled what it viewed as a mismanaged ad campaign created for Armor All by the previous owner.

109.   The previous owner put insulation in the basement ceiling, with a plastic cover under it.